Kheo Bazik Review

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Kheo Bazik Review
By Derick L Nov 8, 2011

This is a combined Review by Myself and Derick. When trying out this board, Derick took it for a full day of riding and gave me his remarks. A week later, I met up with Nathan and my son Will to test it out from other perspectives. Nathan has the MBS Core 95 and Derick has the MBS Core 90. As you can see from the picture of the Core95/Bazik to the right, the Bazik is slightly wider/longer/bigger wheels than the Core95. Stance is approximately the same. The Bazik is a more expensive board, but the trucks reflect that as well. The suspension is much better on the Bazik, and it compares to other boards in its price range.
	My son Will to the left had his first outing with a board today. He has never even set foot on one. Winds were 15 gusting to 25 and we put him on a Beamer 2m to keep him alive. Egress was similar to Dericks' responses below. Will had no problem removing his feet from the board when he got into trouble and he did several times during his initial runs. Will wears 10 1/2 shoes. Below is Dericks' Comments. I chose his as I am not a boarder, but a buggier. I can't give you an accurate portrayal other than what I observe. Derick and Nathan ride regularly and they can give a better review for you than I can. "The Kheo board seems to be a good board for those just getting into boarding because it has a nice wide base, and is very stable. This may have been because the trucks had not been broken in, but I believe it is much more stable in general than my MBS Comp 90.
One downside of the stability is that the board did not seem very maneuverable compared to the MBS board. However, at high speeds, I might favor stability over maneuverability. It also appears that the stiffness of the trucks can be adjusted by moving the springs out further toward the wheels.
	I am a lighter-than-average (<150 lbs) rider, so some of the stiffness may have been due to the light weight. The wheels on the Kheo board are about 1.5 times wider than the MBS board wheels. This could provide better support over sandy beaches. Thinner wheels will dig more into the sand than the wider wheels, but for the grassy areas where I generally ride, the thinner wheels work just fine.
I also noticed that the board is flatter than the MBS board, but I didn't notice much of a difference in the flex of the board, so that may be more of a feature to consider for downhill landboarding. I wear a size 8.5 shoe, and the bindings on the Kheo board were barely able to get tight enough to keep my shoes in snug, but they should be fine for 8.5 and up. They have plenty of soft padding so it was a comfortable squeeze. Overall, the Kheo board seems to be a nice solid board for entry-level to intermediate boarders. --Derick L